Labeling Methods and Devices

1. A method of an electronic device having a controller and a display coupled to the controller, the method comprising: self-diagnosing a condition in the electronic device, wherein the condition is that the electronic device needs repair or that the electronic device has reached a predetermined age; dynamically determining, by the electronic device, destination information for routing based on the self-diagnosed condition in the electronic device; and showing persistent indicia on the display persistently during an entire shipping process, the persistent indicia including the determined destination information for routing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein self-diagnosing comprises: self-diagnosing non-interactively based upon predetermined criteria.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein self-diagnosing comprises: self-diagnosing interactively via receipt of user input.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein showing persistent indicia on the display persistently during an entire shipping process is in an absence of an applied voltage.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein showing persistent indicia on the display persistently during an entire shipping process is in an absence of a main battery.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein showing persistent indicia on the display comprises displaying an address label.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein showing persistent indicia on the display comprises displaying a bar code.

8. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: downloading remote data from a server; and determining the persistent indicia based on the remote data.

9. The method of claim 1 , the electronic device further having a memory, the method further comprising: retrieving local data from the memory; and displaying the persistent indicia based on the local data.

10. A method of an electronic device including a controller and a display coupled to the controller, the method comprising: self-diagnosing a condition of the electronic device, wherein the condition is that the electronic device needs repair or that the electronic device has reached a predetermined age; dynamically determining, by the electronic device, destination information for routing based on the self-diagnosed condition to generate self-diagnostic indicia; and displaying the self-diagnostic indicia persistently throughout a shipping process.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein displaying the self-diagnostic indicia persistently throughout a shipping process is in an absence of an applied voltage.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein dynamically determining comprises: downloading remote data from a server; and determining the self-diagnostic indicia based on the remote data.

13. The method of claim 10 , the electronic device further having a memory, wherein dynamically determining comprises: retrieving local data from the memory; and determining the self-diagnostic indicia based on the local data.

14. An electronic device, comprising: a controller; a display coupled to the controller, wherein the display is configured to display indicia persistently during a shipping process; and a dynamic indicia control coupled to the controller for determining destination information for routing based on a self-diagnostic software tool that determines whether the electronic device needs repair or has reached a predetermined age.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the display is configured to display the indicia persistently during a shipping process in an absence of an applied voltage.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the indicia comprises: a bar code.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the dynamic indicia control triggers generation of destination indicia.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the destination indicia comprises: postal address indicia.

19. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the destination indicia comprises: postage indicia.

20. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the display is an electrophoretic (E-ink) type display.